The University of Athens was founded in 1837. It was originally housed in the former residence of the architects Stamataios Kleanthi and Eduard Schaubert, in Plaka, the historic neighbourhood of Athens. It was the first university in Southeastern Europe and the second academic institution in Greece, after the Ionian Academy. Its first name was Othonian University after King Otto of Read more…

At the end of 1830, the only state library, located on the island of Aegina, which Moustoxides named the National Library, had 1,018 volumes of printed books, which had been collected by Greeks and Philhellenes. The historic building of the National Library of Greece. In 1834, the Library was moved to Athens, the new capital of Greece, and was first Read more…

The Arch of Hadrian is a triumphal arch located within walking distance from Syntagma Square, right between the rock of the Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. To the northwest, this monument faces the monument of Lycicrates in Plaka. Construction of this temple began in 131 BC to celebrate the arrival of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and to thank Read more…

The Panathenaic Stadium of Athens (or Kallimarmaro) is known as the Roman Stadium, Panathenaic Stadium or simply Kallimarmaro We are referring to this incredible stadium located at the end of Herodou Atticus Street, within walking distance of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch and the Acropolis. This amazing stadium was originally constructed in ancient times to host the famous Read more…

In the area of Plaka, a few steps from the Acropolis Museum, is the Sponsoring Monument of Lysicrates. This monument was erected by the sponsor Lysicrates to commemorate the awarding of the first prize in 335/334 BC to one of the performances he had sponsored. Sponsors were a very important and honorary title for the ancient Athenians. In fact they Read more…

The National Gallery of Athens is the most important museum for the history of art in Greece. It is located within walking distance from Syntagma Square, directly opposite the Athens Hilton Hotel. This gallery was founded in 1900 and its first curator was the important Greek painter, Georgios Iakovidis. The initiative for the opening of the gallery was the donation Read more…